The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-08
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BROWN co.
Election Notice.
AN ACT.

Entitled an act, TO provide Tor the roiOo.,,I "a
of county $. ats in counties where county seats
have been located by a vote less thau majOrIty
of all the eleCtO s voting thereon
Be it enacted by the legis ative assembly of
the Territory Of Dakota.
SEC. l. That in all counties in this territory
having a DOpua ion not less than twelve thOus-
and as shown by the census of 1885 and having
area of rot less than fOrty-eighC congressional
townships, and in which the present county
seat thereof has BEEN heretofore located uuder
the prSVisiors of section chapter 2l of the PO-
litical code, by a vote less than majority of all
the votes cast at the election held under the
prOVsiOus Of said section & of chapter q, of the
Political code, there shall be held special cleo
ton OF the dolly qualified voters Of said counties
on the 9th day of July, A D. 1887 at which
election the question OF the relocation of the
county seat of ench counties shall DO votfd up
on. Provided, that such elertiUu shall not he
he'd in any county, unless there shall be pre-
sented to the judge of the district court OF the
d strict IN wi ich su"h COurty is situated, or in
his absence FROM sach district or his inability t."
act, to the chief Justice of said territory. pc
titiOn signed by III least one lhird in Humber of
the electors Of said county a. shown by the vote
cast aC the last general ee tlOI praying said
Judge to Issue oIder, directing The holding
Of said electi,u, az provided by this act ii
said judge shall frd that said petition is sigsed
by Uue-tkird IF the electors of sad county as
above provided he shall ssue order directing
said election To he held in accordance with the
provisions of thus act.
GEO Z. 1t shall he the duty Of the rpgi 4ter of
deeds each Of said counties, upon being duly
served with copy of the order made by tee
Judge IS provided nv section | II this act, to
cause duly certified COPY "f this act to be pub
hshPd in 1T least OOe Of su.h papers as have
been designHted by the hoard of county con-
rnIssoners the official paper of such counties
for at ie Isl six consecutive weeEs i'm Dme,iiSteiy
preceding the date of such election, aid no
other or further notice of sad election shalt be
req1ired
SEC. 8. The polling places at such elections
shall be rhs same IA those designated fnr the
general election If 1885,; Provided that if any of
the ssiA judges clerks shsIl be absent or for
ony reasOn fail to act vt Ss,d special elections,
their places shall be fled in the manr-r pro-
vided by the laws governing general els :tions
Ia this territory.
SEQ. 4. The ballots for surh elections ehall
be printed or written, or paCtly printed aad part
iy written, and substaD tally as .hows: For
county seat the city (rr town T. " and by
such bslIn the eiector shall desigp,to the city
town fOr which he desires to case his vote for
county seat.
SEC s. The vote cast at said special electious
shall be canVasssd, certified and returned In the
same msnnsr as ar general elections ard the
c"un,y conmissions = shall wirh,H weRty day 9
after sad elections meet aud open the turns
ard declare ind enteT upon their records the re-
-ult.
sEo. g.. The city or town 'ecsiving the high
est number OF VOTES, such nun,b-r being not less
than majority of Il The votes cast at id cleo
i"n shall be the eou ~ sest
SIC. 7. If upon y canvass of the votes cast
af sid electio no city rtown shsl have rpceiv-
cd - all ~ tha
4 a relpsation ,,f the county seat shall be again
submitted "a the quail ii d voters OF such couu-
tes at the anI'uai eiecuo9 in 1881, ABd it shall
be the duty of this register of de, ds If such
oUlltIss tn Cause this act TO be again published
III the same manner aud with like etfsGt pro-
yided IN section z Of his act. Provided, how
ever, that at SAID An unl election the eotors Of
such coan les shall designate by their ballots as
h, rein provided their cholcs fer county seal
between the tive places rste vlLg the highest
number nf votes at the speela, erection h-rciu
proyid d for, and no ballots o. st for any ether
city or town shall be considered or counted, but
shall be deemtd void and of tfsct, ana the
cltJ or town receiving the highest number Jf
vores at sail aaEuai eiectlon shall DO the county
seat The ballots rast At SAID annual election
shall be capvsssed, certified 4 returned and
the resait dec ared in ths manner provided in
SO, ton OF this act.
SEo;s. Ii shall he tie duty Of the seyersl
county officers whose ofices are required by
law 10 be- KEEP ~ the c5onty seat 70 remove
their Respective eff es, files. records, office fr-
tnrts, fur1iturs, and all public property per-
tsiuiDg TO their r spectve ttfices to the county
se.t des,gnared by the electors within ha days
after such coua SAT- has been designated ny
lhs electors under he provisions ~ this sct.
SEo o. This act shall take eifect and be in
fnrcs from and after ite passage aud approval.
xorK BY rHK sEcRETABY on THs TERRITo X.
BISMARCK, D. T March IL, 1887
The foregoing act having been presented 10
the governor Of the teIrInTy for his approval,
and not having bsen returned BY him to the
House of tho Leg sls i've Assembly in which if
origis afAd, thin the time prescri ,ed hy the
Organic Act, has becone law without his ap-
pr0gaI. n l., MCCORMICK,
Recratary uf the Territory.
Uaited Sta rs Of AmsrIca, s..,....,,,. f,fs.a
Territory Of Dak1ta
VI. u. Mccormick. Seer tary nf be Term
tory st DakTta. 4 i.ersby cerfify that I have
ear fnly cosnpar, d the foregoing copy II An
Act e.nitlsd a. ace 90 provide for tbe .eloehti0n
~ county sea = ia cou,lFirs who're coUnty seate
hate b-en locst-d by a vp'e les than mAinriry
of ail the electors voting thereon, with the en-
rolled o,iginssi now on bic in this Office, aud
At the sams il q q rrect transcript therefrom,
AMI II th- whuIs bereog.
Ii te@timerv whereof. havs harennto vet
nv hand and hfHxed the great seal o7 the tern
..sry IT DAkota, 1t bismarck, this 18th day Of
March. sS7
Isrn.. NIL. MCCORMICK,
sssseeFesasy - she Eerrst sFy.